User Experience Research and Design

Alice (An Hua) Shih, a 2022 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Information with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Information, talks about her path to landing a job as a product designer at Duo Security.

The User Experience Research and Design pathway prepares you to demonstrate mastery of applying design theories, concepts and principles to defining valid problems; uncovering user needs; articulating service requirements; documenting UX research results; proposing, refining, and prototyping design solutions; and communicating with stakeholders effectively.

Hey there, current students: Your curriculum might look a little different, because degree requirements vary by cohort. You can find your cohort’s degree requirements, course planning sheets and other helpful tips on the MSI Academic Advising Resource site.

MSI core courses:

SI 500: Problem-Solving with People, Information, and Technology

SI 506: Programming I

Mastery prerequisite courses:

SI 582: Introduction to Interaction Design

SI 658: Information Architecture

SI 622: Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation

Mastery prerequisite courses: methods (pick two)

SI 507: Intermediate Programming

SI 520: Graphic Design and Visual Communications

SI 539: Web Design: Responsiveness and Accessibility

SI 544: Intro to Statistics

SI 559: Intro to AR/VR Application Design

SI 579: Building Interactive Applications

SI 594: Automotive User Experience

SI 511.151: Gen AI and UX
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SI 535: Vibe Coding

SI 612: IoT Interaction Design

SI 664: Database Application Design

Mastery prerequisite courses: theories (pick two)

SI 510: Information Ethics

SI 529: Online Communities

SI 534: Theories of Social Influence

SI 538: Citizen Interaction Design

SI 540: Privacy in Information Technology

SI 563: Game Theory

SI 617: Choice Architecture

SI 666: Organization of Information Resources

SI 588: Principles of User Experience

SI 552: Intro to Accessibility

Mastery course:

SI 699: UX Research and Design

UMSI mastery courses are special types of courses that allow you to demonstrate synthesis of the major theories, methods and approaches to inquiry and/or schools of practice necessary for entry into a particular career in the information professions.

Selective requirement (pick two):

SI 682: Advanced User Research in the Field

SI 649: Information Visualization

SI 616: Advanced Graphic Design

SI 669: Developing Mobile Experiences

SI 659: Developing AR/VR Experiences

SI 526: Collaboration Lab: UX + Dev + PM

SI 684: Designing Consumer Health Technologies

SI 687: Advanced Interaction Design

SI 511.051: Product Discovery

SI 511.155: Intro to Product Management